57: The secret history of WeChat with Heatherm Huang

China Tech Talk by TechNode

Aug 22, 201801:08:10Technology

This week, John and Matt talk with Heatherm Huang, a founding member of TalkBox, one of the first chat apps with push-to-talk functionality, about the history of chat message apps in China. Links MailTime Guests Heatherm...

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